انرژی و اقتصاد

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Risks of Maritime Escalation in the Strait of Hormuz

If the United States does not accompany its military deterrent efforts with strong diplomatic signals, the current cycle of ship seizures and Iranian retaliatory measures could spiral into something resembling the 1980s Tanker War.

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Farzin Nadimi

Banque du Liban, BDL commissioner Riyad Salameh, Hezbollah symbol, ATM machine

Maps & Graphics

گزارش‌های تفصیلی

دار-و-دسته پول‌سازی:

چگونه حزب‌الله از بحران مالی لبنان سود می‌برد

به دنبال بحران عدم پرداخت بدهی ملی ۳۲ میلیارد دلاری، اقتصاد لبنان به بازسازی فوری و سراسری نیاز دارد و جامعه بین‌المللی باید بر انجام اصلاحات عمیق در این کشور پافشاری کند.

۲۱ ژوئیهٔ ۲۰۲۳

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سمر قزی
حنین غدار

Brief Analysis

Iraq’s Power Problem (Part 2): Implications of the New Oil-for-Gas Deal with Iran

Baghdad hopes to avoid power cuts, political turmoil, and U.S. sanctions by striking a barter agreement with Tehran, but the deal raises many questions.

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Bilal Wahab
Dennis Ross

Photo of an oil facility in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Brief Analysis

Iraq’s Power Problem (Part 1): Persistent Financial and Technical Challenges

Diversifying Iraq’s energy supplies won’t mean much if its power infrastructure is not rehabilitated, and the skewed cost-revenue ratio at the Ministry of Electricity is unsustainable.

۱۷ ژوئیهٔ ۲۰۲۳

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Noam Raydan

Fikra Forum

Hakan Fidan and the New Turkish Diplomacy in Iraq

As Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hakan Fidan will have to navigate urgent changes and new challenges in crafting Turkish policy towards Iraq.

۱۳ ژوئیهٔ ۲۰۲۳

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Firas Elias

A refugee from the Russian invasion of Ukraine holds a Ukrainian passport - source: Reuters

Brief Analysis

Turkey’s Growing Ukrainian and Russian Communities

For nationals on both sides of the fight, the Ukraine war has transformed Turkey from a popular summer destination to a longer-term safe haven or permanent home on the Mediterranean.

۲۸ ژوئن ۲۰۲۳

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Sude Akgundogdu
Collin Trissel

Articles & Testimony

Global Ambitions and Tunisia’s Crisis Could Spur Algeria to Rethink Its Non-Intervention Policy

By involving Algiers in enhanced multilateral efforts, Washington can nudge it toward more effective strategies abroad while simultaneously improving Tunisia’s political and economic situation.

۲۷ ژوئن ۲۰۲۳

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Sabina Henneberg

A view of the beleaguered FSO Safer oil tanker in the Red Sea, off the coast of Yemen's rebel-held Rass Issa port in the western Hodeidah province, during operations to remove more than a million barrels of oil from the tanker vessel - source: Reuters

Maps & Graphics

Brief Analysis

Salvaging the Safer: The UN’s Plan to Avert Environmental Disaster in Yemen

Washington has done much to advocate and fund the crucial salvage operation, but now it needs to make sure the combatants do not turn the replacement vessel into another political tool.

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Noam Raydan

Articles & Testimony

How the Caesar Act Restricts Normalisation with Syria

The landmark legislation has played a critical role in the evolution of American sanctions, and follow-on congressional restrictions will largely prevent any efforts to bring Assad back into the economic fold.

Jun 17, 2023

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Andrew J. Tabler
Matthew Zweig

A view of the 18th hole of a 2022 LIV Golf tournament in Thailand - source: Reuters

Articles & Testimony

Saudi Arabia’s Golf Game Is About a Lot More Than Golf

The headline sports deal holds wider implications for normalization with Israel, nuclear proliferation, and Saudi modernization, among other pressing bilateral issues.

Jun 18, 2023

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Dennis Ross

Fikra Forum

Regional Geopolitics and the Second Negev Summit

After months of delay, U.S. and Israeli government officials reportedly suggested that the second Negev Summit will proceed on June 25.

۱۳ ژوئن ۲۰۲۳

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Nashat Shawamreh

Brief Analysis

Golf Detente: Saudi Arabia’s LIV to Merge with the PGA

The deal raises questions about Riyadh’s human rights record and media double standards, but its most important outcome may be further diversification of the Saudi economy away from oil dependence.

۷ ژوئن ۲۰۲۳

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David Schenker

Articles & Testimony

Will OPEC’s Cuts Stabilize the Oil Market—and Affect Gas Prices at the Pump?

The cartel’s idea of price stability doesn’t match Washington’s, nor will it help international efforts to isolate Russia.

۵ ژوئن ۲۰۲۳

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Simon Henderson

Muhandis General Company articles of incorpration front page

Maps & Graphics

Brief Analysis

Certificate of Incorporation of the Muhandis General Company

A translation of the articles of incorporation for a major IRGC-like firm run by Iraq's "resistance" militias.

۳ ژوئن ۲۰۲۳

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Michael Knights

◆ Militia Spotlight

A bread seller in Cairo walks past a sign promoting President Sisi - source: Reuters

Brief Analysis

Bread in Egypt: Politics, Social Unrest, and State Stability

The global rise in wheat prices since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has renewed questions about Egypt’s bread subsidies and the government’s broader legitimacy.

۳۱ مهٔ ۲۰۲۳

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Aaron Rock-Singer

Fikra Forum

فشار ایران بر آذربایجان: یک تیر با دو نشان

ایران با آگاهی از رشد قدرت و نفوذ اقتصادی آذربایجان دست به اقداماتی می‌زند تا تنش‌ها به نفع ایران برقرار بماند.

۲۶ مهٔ ۲۰۲۳

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آرش علایی

Articles & Testimony

Is OPEC About to Play With Oil Prices as the Summer Driving Season Starts?

With Saudi princes publicly warning oil traders and U.S.-Chinese economic factors coming to a head, the markets may be headed for further volatility.

۲۶ مهٔ ۲۰۲۳

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Simon Henderson

Maps & Graphics

Brief Analysis

Profile: The Muhandis General Company

By establishing this Iraqi version of an Iranian IRGC conglomerate, militias aim to quickly dominate the country's growing economy.

۱۷ مهٔ ۲۰۲۳

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Michael Knights
Crispin Smith
Hamdi Malik

◆ Militia Spotlight: Profiles

مقاله‌ها و دیدگاه‌ها

صعود و نزول قدرت کردها در عراق

به رغم سی سال دستاوردهای چشمگیر، تلاش بی‌وقفه دولت اقلیم کردستان برای استقلال اقتصادی تنها منجر به افزایش اختلاف‌های داخلی و گسترش فساد و دزدسالاری شده و وابستگی آن را از عراق به ترکیه و از کمک‌های خارجی به درآمدهای نفتی تغییر داده است.

Spring 2023

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بلال وهاب

Ships and a drilling platform in the Aphrodite offshore gas field near Cyprus

Brief Analysis

Increased Drilling Raises Hopes for East Mediterranean Natural Gas Production

Activity in Cyprus and Lebanon could have significant implications for regional energy and diplomacy.

۱۰ مهٔ ۲۰۲۳

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Simon Henderson

Supported by the

Bernstein Program on Gulf and Energy Policy

The Washington Institute's Bernstein Program on Gulf and Energy Policy embodies the Institute's long-term research focus on the conservative Arab Gulf states -- Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, and Oman -- and the key role these countries play collectively as a primary source of the world's oil and natural gas.

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